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Mesechthistatus

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Mesechthistatus
1. M. binodosus; 2. M. furciferus; 3. M. taniguchii; 4. M. fujisanus.[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Subfamily: Lamiinae
Tribe: Phrissomini
Genus: Mesechthistatus
Breuning, 1950
Type species
Echthisatus binodosus
Range of Mesechthistatus species on the Japanese islands of Honshu and Sado.[1]

Mesechthistatus is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae,[2] containing the following species:[3]

A fifth species, Mesechthistatus yamahoi Mitono, 1943 has not been recorded since the initial description of a specimen from Taiwan and its status as a species is questionable.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Nakamine, Hiroshi; Takeda, Makio (2008). "Molecular phylogenetic relationships of flightless beetles belonging to the genus Mesechthistatus Breuning, (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) inferred from mitochondrial COI gene sequences". Journal of Insect Science. 8 (70): 70. doi:10.1673/031.008.7001. PMC 3127405.
  2. ^ Biolib.cz - Mesechthistatus. Retrieved on 8 September 2014.
  3. ^ Löbl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2010). "Lamiinae". Chrysomeloidea. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 6. Stenstrup: Apollo Books. p. 268. doi:10.1163/9789004260917. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.